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Topic: Memorial Remembrance List (Read 4606 times)

On the day of our memorial Service we would like to make up a list of name of friends/loved ones who have passed away due to HIV/AIDS.

Jody read the list for us last year (if memory serves), hopefully we can have some music playing and candles being lit by those attending while the reading is being done.

I think it's a wonderful and respectful way of remembering our friends who have passed on, so please use this thread to put forward names you would like read out or you can PM me, the choice is yours.

I will also need someone to volunteer and read the names during the Memorial. Please let me if you are interested.

We are starting this thread a little late this year -- please have all names in this thread or PM'd to me by noon Aug. 7th (US east coast time). This will allow me to create and print out a list to bring to Chicago.

while the memorial service can be very hard to bear (I remember our service in Seattle), it's one of the most beautiful ways of remembering the people we loved who are gone. When other people learn of my loss, they often tell me how sorry they are for that loss. I know they mean well; but I often feel that they don't really understand. But I know that when we, the AM family, gets together to recite our list of names, all the people there hearing those names really do understand what a loss it is to me and I understand what a loss it is to y'all.

I'll be there in spirit with y'all at the service and thank you for remembering our lost loved ones.

"...health will finally be seen not as a blessing to be wished for, but as a human right to be fought for." Kofi Annan

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HIV is certainly character-building. It's made me see all of the shallow things we cling to, like ego and vanity. Of course, I'd rather have a few more T-cells and a little less character. Randy Shilts

RAB Who is very sad he wont be there in person , but will definately be there in spirit

RAB

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I'm sad also that you won't be there. I'll always appreciate how you patiently talked me through hours of being lost in Seattle to finally get me to the hotel and promptly greeted me with a great hug. I believe you also stayed in contact with me when I got lost in DC figuring out where I was.

Wolfie

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Gary has done it again. A very reflective memorial service. So eloquent and passionate!!!! 3 years of his superb services has afforded me the opportunity to get past some of the grief that I've kept buried for a long time. A huge eternal thanks to our much beloved Gary.

This is still the highlight of my trip.

Greg

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